Latomus, Sigismund. (1608). Schön newes Modelbuch, von 500.... Frankfurt am Main: Sigismundum Latomun.

Illustrated and hand-colored title page, 94 pages of designs for lace and embroidery.
The cuts are all copies of earlier ones, by Vecellio, Sibmacher, Ostaus, Schonsperger, Da Sera, Guentel, etc.
This copy, if complete, signed A - N 8, with 103 leaves of patterns but Leaves 27, 30, 65, 72, 73, 80, 90, 95 and 104 are missing.
Sigs: A - C 8, D 6 (D 3 & 6 are missing), E - H 8, (I-K 6 with I 1 & 8 and K 1 & 8 missing), L 8, M 6 (M 2 & 7 missing), N 1 (last leaf with blank verso missing)

Dimensions: Overall: 4 1/2 x 6 11/16 in. (11.5 x 17 cm)
MET Accession Number: 24.43

Available at: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/352983
Identified as Open Access, CC0, by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York).

Related to the series:
1. Charted Embroidery Patterns of the Renaissance
2. Early Modern Embroidery and Lace Pattern Books

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